The Jedi was active during the Separatist Crisis, a growing division between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. When Emissary Nathanjo Nirrelz, a Gotal representative, was taken hostage by the the separatist group Roshu Sune during the battle of Antar 4, the Jedi Order was asked to intervene. The Mon Calamari was dispatched as part of a six-member Jedi task force to the Gotal colony world Atzerri, under the leadership of fellow Jedi Knight, Sarrissa Jeng. Once there, the team of diplomats were to negotiate the release of Nirrelz. During the negotiations, a group of unaffiliated vigilantes opened fire on the Roshu Shone guerrillas. This attack panicked the Gotal separatists, who opened fire on their captives. Leaping to defend the unarmed hostages, the Mon Calamari and his fellow Jedi managed to subdue the guerrillas on their commuter hopper, but not before Kaloor Cofi and Antyard-Wo Shissan lost their lives. Emerging from the firefight, the Mon Calamari and Jeng escorted Emissary Nirrelz to safety while the other Jedi helped transport the surviving hostages to medcenters in the nearby cities of Skreeka and Talos.[1]